yacon propagation tubers for sale or trade

greg mosser wrote:

Kai Walker wrote:How to pay for an order with cash and FAR from Florida?

Also, any incompatibility issues with other plants?

if you have a safe way of sending cash, i suppose that’s a possibility. i can send you my address once a total is agreed on. i’m not sure if FAR is an acronym, or what the florida portion of your post means. i’m in western north carolina and can ship anywhere that will let me in the continental u.s.

yacon are in the sunflower family and seem to play nice with many things. i haven’t noticed any particular issues between them and things they’ve grown around.

Far meaning 1,375 miles-ish

What about money orders? I have no CC/DC nor can use any electronic payment methods (for some reason all those block me)

FYI: sunflowers attract certain pests like Japanese beetles and their grubs (which can be quite big too).

From a search:
Potatoes and beans (including pole beans, bush beans, soybeans, and dry beans) are the most detrimental companions for sunflowers.  Sunflowers release allelopathic chemicals that stunt the growth of these crops, while potatoes also risk developing fungal diseases like white mold or phytophthora blight from sunflower residue.

You should also avoid planting sunflowers with:

Leafy greens (lettuce, spinach, kale, arugula): These are easily shaded out and suffer from nutrient and water competition, often resulting in bitter or stunted growth.
Brassicas (cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts): As heavy feeders, they compete aggressively for soil nutrients and moisture.
Tomatoes: Sunflowers can reduce tomato yields by blocking sunlight and releasing chemicals that weaken tomato root development.
Rhubarb: Both plants attract the rhubarb weevil, which damages stems and reduces harvest quality.
Grass: Sunflower seed hulls contain toxins that can kill lawn grass if they accumulate.
Fennel: This herb releases its own allelopathic compounds and attracts beneficial insects away from sunflowers, disrupting pollination

Speaking of allelopathic, I have both black walnut trees and pecan trees (same family) and have trouble growing things as it is.
Had 2 pecan trees cut down (about $5000 cost at the time) - BIG ones.
Still have quite a few big ones.
The sunflowers I grew were grown furthest from those trees. But they now interfere with potatoes and tomato plants (nightshade family), peppers too.

Trying to figure out where I can actually grow the Yacon.

One other spot I have a small non movable solar array occupying that space.

Two of the pecan trees are a whopping 70 feet tall or so.
LOTS of shade to help reduce air conditioning costs.

Would love to try it but hate to waste money on something I may not be able to successfully grow.

Is that $2 per ryzome? Is there a minimum amount you have to buy?
Approximate shipping costs?

Cara Cullman wrote:At the risk of sounding dumb, how do I pm you?

i’ll pm you. check the little envelope icon in the toolbar at the top to find it.

Far meaning 1,375 miles-ish

What about money orders? I have no CC/DC nor can use any electronic payment methods (for some reason all those block me)

FYI: sunflowers attract certain pests like Japanese beetles and their grubs (which can be quite big too).

From a search:
Potatoes and beans (including pole beans, bush beans, soybeans, and dry beans) are the most detrimental companions for sunflowers.  Sunflowers release allelopathic chemicals that stunt the growth of these crops, while potatoes also risk developing fungal diseases like white mold or phytophthora blight from sunflower residue.

You should also avoid planting sunflowers with:

Leafy greens (lettuce, spinach, kale, arugula): These are easily shaded out and suffer from nutrient and water competition, often resulting in bitter or stunted growth.
Brassicas (cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts): As heavy feeders, they compete aggressively for soil nutrients and moisture.
Tomatoes: Sunflowers can reduce tomato yields by blocking sunlight and releasing chemicals that weaken tomato root development.
Rhubarb: Both plants attract the rhubarb weevil, which damages stems and reduces harvest quality.
Grass: Sunflower seed hulls contain toxins that can kill lawn grass if they accumulate.
Fennel: This herb releases its own allelopathic compounds and attracts beneficial insects away from sunflowers, disrupting pollination

Speaking of allelopathic, I have both black walnut trees and pecan trees (same family) and have trouble growing things as it is.
Had 2 pecan trees cut down (about $5000 cost at the time) - BIG ones.
Still have quite a few big ones.
The sunflowers I grew were grown furthest from those trees. But they now interfere with potatoes and tomato plants (nightshade family), peppers too.

Trying to figure out where I can actually grow the Yacon.

One other spot I have a small non movable solar array occupying that space.

Two of the pecan trees are a whopping 70 feet tall or so.
LOTS of shade to help reduce air conditioning costs.

Would love to try it but hate to waste money on something I may not be able to successfully grow.

Is that $2 per ryzome? Is there a minimum amount you have to buy?
Approximate shipping costs?



i’m sure a money order would be fine.

regarding shipping, give me a zip code  (via pm for reduced publicity?) and i’ll see what i can do.

yep, it’s $2/rhizome, no minimum, though i imagine there’s a level low enough that a high shipping costs may make it unpalatable.

yes, sunflowers can be fairly allelopathic. yacon seems to be less so than actual Helianthus genus plants. i’m sure your mileage may vary depending on what you want to have closest - i haven’t noticed any significant effect on the yacon’s neighbors in my world. i also haven’t had tomatoes right up against them.

my main yacon production plot is heavily influenced by large black walnuts, and walnut roots get cut back out of their beds every year. i don’t think there’s any significant juglone sensitivity, for what that’s worth.

i understand not wanting to gamble!

Still the problem of WHERE to plant them.
Have tomatoes, potatoes, lettuce right now but plan on pole and bush beans.
Thank you for your reply and information.
Oh and have sweet potatoes to try again this year.
Pillbugs destroyed last years's crop....
Can't plant any kind of melons due to ants eating everything from the inside out.
I won't use insecticides or pesticides.
For weeds, either pull them up or use 30% distilled white vinegar on them.
Even that won't kill the one dreaded weed I have....

Greg,

I never received the PayPal to pay you for the yacon roots.

Art

Hi Greg - the propagules have arrived.

Many thanks for the fast shipping, and I'll chime in on how they do here in NY's zone 5-ish.

Thanks again.

Hello, do you still have any of the Yacon rhizomes available. Thanks.

I would like to get some if you still have them

Can I buy some crowns please

I would like to start some yacon plants before it’s too late in the year. I’m in zone eight. Are any plants or   rhizomes available for purchase?

Hello, my name is Sun and would love to buy some tubers if you still have some.  My email address is 63sunhui@gmail.com

all sold out for the season! will be digging again in october or november.

How do I order yacon tubers
my email is hjfreeled@msn.com
Phone 9044767045

greg mosser wrote:yacon (Smallianthus sonchifolia) is a low-glycemic fruit-like root in the sunflower family, which makes tubers to reproduce (like sunchokes/sunroots) and juicy, crunchy roots to eat! plenty of tubers available, each will make a plant that if treated right can grow 20+ lbs of roots and enough tubers to start 5 or 10 plants next year. pot up now to plant out in a few weeks (or more), or plant direct.

$2/propagule, plus shipping.

pm to order. i can also answer questions you might have about growing them.

will update this post with pics when i get a chance. thanks for looking!

hello. Do you have yacon propagula for sale

i will have yacon propagules for sale as soon as i start digging my yacon crop, which usually starts about a week after our first hard freeze. generally that’s in early to mid november. i’ll post here when i have them available again.

Do you accept paypal payments

I just found this site and I don't see a place to order and I don't know what you mean when you say pm me. I want to order yacon crowns. Can you give me a little help. My excuse is I'm 72 and not to good at computer stuff. 😵‍💫

hi paula

i don’t have any yacon available right now and won’t until i dig my crop in a month or so. i won’t accept orders until i have something to order. i’ll update this thread when harvest has started for the year. hope this helps!

Hi Greg. I still will need help about how to "pm" you when I want to order. Please! I don't know what pm is.

Hi Paula - welcome to permies!
pm is short for 'purple moosage' a play on 'private message' (because senior staff are able to read them so they're not completely private). You might find How permies works and frequently asked questions of use perhaps. If you need more help, please start a new thread in tinkering with this site forum